STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TRAINING
COORDINATOR
Class Code: 4040-19
Date Established: 06-02-77
Occupational Code: 7-3-3
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To coordinate new and existing state
emergency medical services training programs, including recommending, revising
and implementing necessary program modifications.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Researches, develops
and implements statewide training program curricula, guidelines and protocols
for instructors and emergency health care providers at both basic and advanced
care levels.
·
Develops and
administers qualifying examinations for various levels of emergency health care
programs.
·
Organizes, publicizes
and coordinates emergency health care programs for health care facilities,
communities, schools, industry, government agencies and the private sector.
·
Trains and supervises
EMT course instructors in order to ensure standardized examination
methodologies.
·
Establishes,
maintains and updates inventory system for all training equipment in the
region.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in recommending routine
changes in standardized operating procedures OR in retrieving, compiling and
reporting data according to established procedures OR in operating complex
machines.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance
appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in analyzing
and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic review and
in making decisions according to established technical, professional or
administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in health or business administration,
education, nursing or related field.
Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for
one year of required work experience.
Experience: Three years' experience in emergency
medicine, health administration, nursing, public health or related field. Each additional year of approved work
experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Must be certified as an Emergency
Medical Technician with two years of pre-hospital emergency experience. Must maintain current EMT certification
during tenure of this position.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: For appointment consideration,
Emergency Medical Services Training Coordinator applicants must successfully
participate in a structured interview measuring possession of knowledge, skills
and abilities identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance by this
class specification. The
structured interview is developed and administered, according to Division of
Personnel guidelines, by representatives of the state agency in which the
vacancy exists.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of emergency medical service
systems and procedures. Knowledge
of methods and techniques of assessing and measuring the effectiveness of
training programs and examinations.
Knowledge of office procedures.
Ability to develop strategies to remedy deficiencies identified through
assessment. Ability to communicate
effectively. Ability to influence
and supervise instructional personnel.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
employees and the public. Must be
willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and
responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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